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Environmental Stewardship Initiative Annual Report
published December 2014
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................... 3
2013 Progress Report ................................................................................ 5
Achievements………………………………………………………………..……6
Membership Growth ................................................................................... 6
Member Goals ............................................................................................ 7
Member Reductions ................................................................................... 7
Greenhouse Gas Reductions……………………………………………………9
Cost Savings……………………………………………………………………..11
Community Involvement……………………………………………………......11
New Member Accomplishments….. ........................................................ .12
Program Updates ..................................................................................... 12
Membership ............................................................................................. 15
Criteria...................................................................................................... 15
Benefits .................................................................................................... 17
Conclusions……………. ........................................................................... 17
Member List ............................................................................................. 18
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1639
877-623-6748 (toll-free)
Cover photos: [Top Left] DENR Secretary John Skvarla (on left) presents a plaque to recognize ASMO North Carolina for 10 years of participation at the Steward level. [Top Right] Grifols employess accept Rising Steward plaque from DENR Secretary John Skvarla (second from left), and [Bottom] DENR Secretary John Skvarla (second from left at front) presents Steward recognition plaque to North Carolina Zoo employees.
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Executive Summary
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Stewardship Initiative is a voluntary program that assists and encourages facilities to use pollution prevention and innovation to meet and go beyond regulatory requirements. The ESI takes a unique approach to supplement regulation by providing a voluntary, systematic and holistic approach to environmental management.
Reductions and cost savings reported by members demonstrate real results and improvements to the environment and economy in North Carolina. The ESI model addresses environmental challenges through partnerships and a voluntary, comprehensive and innovative approach that benefits both the environment and continued economic growth.
This approach combines recognition with assistance, training, mentoring and networking opportunities. A three-tiered membership structure of Partners, Rising Stewards and Stewards allows participation from a wide range of organizations. The Partner level is the entry level of the program and helps organizations address compliance issues with access to assistance, while higher tiers require organizations to be models of stewardship, as well as provide mentoring and educational resources to others within the program. In 2013, ESI had 134 member sites as shown in Figure 1 below.
Figure 1: Map of 2013 ESI Participants
The ESI Program is open to any entity in North Carolina that commits to improving its environmental impact. (See the Membership section of this report for more information on eligibility and the three levels of the program). ESI members commit to developing environmental management systems and/or measurable goals that lead to continual improvement and stewardship. In 2013, ESI members set 255 goals covering multi-media regulated and non-regulated impacts including energy and water conservation. Seventy-five members reported progress toward these goals. Partners may apply to the program as a multi-site which allows a collection of sites to submit a single annual report. New members Page 4
must be in the program for at least one year prior to having their results included in the totals. Therefore the total reporting may be less than the total membership numbers. The following environmental impact reductions shown in Table 1 were reported for 2013.
2013 ESI Members Reported Reductions
Area
2013 Reductions
Unit
Reductions
Air Emissions
72.75
Tons
Greenhouse Gas Emissions*
2,041
Metric Tons CO2e
Hazardous Waste
37.32
Tons
Landfilled Waste
1,605
Tons
Energy
8,643,348
mmBtu
Water Use
547,725,143
Gallons
Material Consumption
24.32
Tons
Wastewater Pollutants
3616.37
Tons
Wastewater Volume Reduction
16,252
Gallons
Totals
Biomass Recovery**
3,122
Tons
Total Recycled Volume
46,350
Tons
Total Cost Savings
$ 836,536.64
*Indirect not reported in energy reductions
**Category created for compost/mulch related goals
Table 1: 2013 ESI Members Reported Reductions
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2013 Progress Report
“In an ideal world, regulation is replaced by stewardship, an inherent respect for the environment. In this concept of stewardship, everyone takes responsibility for their actions and the use of resources for the benefit of the community.”
This quote from the DENR Principles of Enforcement is the foundation of the ESI vision. By supporting and encouraging superior environmental performance from North Carolina’s business and industrial community, the ESI seeks to assist organizations in implementing environmental management systems and making progress on environmental goals. The ESI strives to grow a community who share ideas and develop an atmosphere of collaboration while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
The current command and control regulatory approach to environmental management is necessary in the real world and has led to significant improvements. However, it is not practical or fiscally possible for North Carolina to regulate all pollution and consumption of natural resources. The ESI seeks to reduce an organization’s impacts beyond measures required by any permit or rule to improve the environment, conserve natural resources and gain long-term economic benefits.
Each organization has committed to report annually on its progress toward meeting its goals. This annual report summarizes all of the self reported annual data collected by the ESI members in calendar year 2013. Starting in 2005, members included cost savings from implementing environmental improvements. Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions reductions was first included in 2008. A new category was created in 2010 for biomass recovery was created to capture activities related to composting and mulching as a means of diverting waste from landfills for a beneficial use. In 2012, the ESI was opened to organizations that are not regulated by DENR permits in order to increase the program’s reach and build a larger network of organizations working together to make NC a model of environmental stewardship.
DENR Secretary John Skvarla (center) at Keihin Carolina System Technology in Tarboro, NC to celebrate their achievement of the Steward level.
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Achievements
Membership Growth
ESI membership has more than quadrupled since it began in 2002, from 24 member sites in 2002 to 134 member sites in 2013. In 2004, a middle tier, the Rising Steward level, of membership was added (Figure 2). Beginning in 2005, Partner applicants were allowed to submit one application for multiple facilities. Facilities of all sizes participate with the smallest having only one employee and the largest employing more than 74,000 (Figure 3). Sixty-eight members are registered to ISO 14001 by third-party auditors and three have been deemed functionally equivalent by ESI staff. In 2013, one facility merged with another, two sites closed, and two chose to drop out of the program.
Figure 2: ESI Membership Growth, 2002-2013
Figure 3: Graph of ESI Members by Number of Employees Page 7
Member Goals
In 2013 ESI members reported on 255 goals that covered multi-media regulated and non-regulated impacts. As shown in Figure 4 the greatest number of goals set in 2013 were related to energy use reductions.
Figure 4: Graph of 2013 ESI Member Goals
Member Reductions
ESI members are required to report on performance toward environmental goals and reductions in environmental impacts. While there are 134 sites in the program, there are seven multi-site members reporting. Therefore, seventy-five members reported progress toward these goals, resulting in the following environmental impact reductions (See Tables 2 through 5). Members’ reductions are included in the final compilation after being in the program for one full year. All reduction data are self-reported by member facilities and are not verified by N.C. DENR. While reductions are only counted in the first year of their occurence, most are permanent reductions. Page 8
ESI members saved enough
energy in 2013 to power over
113,575 average North
Carolina homes for a year.
ESI members saved
enough money on
environmental projects in
2013 to pay the salary of
more than 27 people
earning $30,000 per year.
2004 NA
2005 $ 12,721,772
2006 $ 10,393,930
2007 $ 2,961,039
2008 $ 4,523,391
2009 $ 3,070,439
2010 $ 3,270,504
2011 $ 13,292,968
2012 $ 5,262,972
2013 $ 836,537
Totals $ 56,333,552
Year
Total Cost
Savings
Table 2: Total cost savings from
environmental projects reported 2004-2013
2004 11737 NA 296.84
2005 48451 NA 208.14
2006 123821 NA 231.63
2007 28527501 9370 243.08
2008 9196666 5466 29.46
2009 1549175 64224 155.41
2010 598591 1444 46.11
2011 1626534 18677 4.27
2012 547878 1277 12.89
2013 8643348 2041 72.75
Total 50873702 102499 1300.57
Units mmBtu
Metric Tons
CO2e Tons
*Indirect not reported in energy reductions
**Not including GHG emission reductions
Year
Air Emission
Reductions**
GHG Emission
Reductions *
Energy
Reductions
Table 3: Energy and air emission reductions 2004-2013
2004 369529216 NA 379
2005 54201286 85566162 527
2006 591356273 106092200 400
2007 83929264 881690 0
2008 183587248 202701 105
2009 1444617822 18304480 138
2010 41895325 20449660 4
2011 347399898 5904175 7210
2012 455656908 10,862,255 230
2013 547725143 16,252 3616
Totals 4,119,898,384 2 48,279,575 12,608
Units Gallons Gallons Tons
Year
Water Use
Reductions
Wastewater
Volume
Reductions
Wastewater
Pollutant
Reductions
Table 4: Water and wastewater reductions
ESI members saved enough
water in 2013 to fill almost
25,000 average-sized
swimming pools
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2004 12.31 997 508.73 NA NA 10015
2005 119.00 82453 37728.00 7208691 NA 8047
2006 405.16 59441 973.20 2720350 NA 12594
2007 12.52 205169 59.60 18410000 NA 23986
2008 200.32 737 2135.70 Not Reported 2783 4777
2009 10.10 4072 639.46 Not Reported 258635 34233
2010 5.77 10245 1792.20 Not Reported 333375 36667
2011 14.90 3755 115.37 Not Reported 346437 1824238
2012 4.27 3071 665.55 Not Reported 2959 33837
2013 37.32 1605 24.32 Not Reported 3122 46350
Totals 821.66 371,545 44,642 28,339,041 947,310 2,034,745
Units Tons Tons Tons Gallons Tons Tons
Hazardous
Waste
Reductions
Landfilled
Waste
Reductions
Material
Consumption
Reductions
Total
Biosolids
Volume
Total
Biomass
Recovered*
Total Recycled
Volume
*Category created for compost/mulch related goals
Year
Table 5: Solid and hazardous waste reductions, material consumption reductions, and beneficial use
totals 2004-2013
Reducing energy use, recycling, and solid waste were consistently the most common goals of ESI
members in 2013.
 Fifty-three goals related to reducing consumption of energy (natural gas, propane, oil and
electricity) were reported with a reduction of almost 8643348.46 mmBtus (million BTUs).
 Twenty-nine goals related to recycling and twenty-nine related to solid waste were reported with a
reduction of over 3,000 tons of waste going to landfill and a total of over 46,000 tons of material
being recycled.
Facilities also reported reductions in water use, material consumption, hazardous waste, wastewater
volume, wastewater pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions in 2013.
 Twenty-seven goals reported water usage reductions of over 547 million gallons through improved
efficiency, reuse, leak repair, and installation of low-flow fixtures.
 Thirteen goals reported reductions in material consumption including reductions in the use of raw
materials, office paper, material substitutions, and the reduction of scrap generated.
 Six goals reported on hazardous waste reduction with an outcome of 37 tons reduced. The main
contributor to this reduction was a distillery installation at a facility to recover paint solvent.
 Eleven goals reported on air pollutant reduction goals including HAPs, VOCs, SO2, and Ozone
depleting substances.
 Four facilities reported wastewater volume reductions of almost 11 million gallons.
 Six facilities reported wastewater effluent pollutant reductions.
 Ten facilities reported on reduction activities in indirect greenhouse gas emissions that were not
included in the energy reductions.
Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Energy reductions can be converted to greenhouse gas reductions. Table 6 and Figure 5 show the
breakdown of fuel usage and the metric tons of CO2 equivalent from each type of energy source. They
also include the greenhouse gas reductions that were reported separate from energy reductions. The
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In 2013 ESI members reduced
greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to
almost than 252,000 passenger vehicles!
Simplified GHG Calculator tool provided by the EPA Climate Leaders program was used to convert the
heating values to metric tons of CO2 equivalent. This tool can be found under Popular Technical
Resources here: http://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/.
2013 Reported Greenhouse Gas Reductions
mmBtu metric tons CO2e
Electricity 7,947,320.52 1,140,430.60
Nat Gas/Propane 101,933.80 5,435.38
Residual Oil - -
Distillate Oil 594,094.13 48,659.99
Coal - -
E-85 - -
Gasoline - -
Diesel - -
All Other (multiple types combined) - -
GHG (not reported in energy reductions) NA 18,677.40
Total Energy 8,643,348.46 1,213,203.38
Table 6: Greenhouse Gas Reductions Reported for 2013
Figure 5: 2013 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions by Energy Source in Metric Tons CO2e
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Cost Savings
More than $836,000 in cost savings were reported by the ESI members for projects conducted in 2013. Savings were reported on 20 facility goals with more than half being saved through recycling projects. Significant savings were also reported from energy and wastewater reductions. Figure 6 shows the breakdown of cost savings by goal type.
Figure 6: 2013 ESI Member Cost Savings by Goal Type
Community Involvement
In addition to reporting on goals, the participants also submit information on their environmental involvement in the community. ESI Stewards are required to communicate with their communities about their environmental performance. Although only the Stewards are required to report these activities, other participants may choose to report their activities as well. For 2013, 214 activities were reported by 38 members. The following graph in Figure 7 shows the breakdown of activities. Page 12
Figure 7: 2013 ESI Member Community Involvement
New Member Accomplishments
Members who have been in the ESI program for less than one year do not have any results included in the reduction sections of this report and are not required to report since baseline data is included in their application. No additional data from new members was reported for 2013.
Program Updates
The ESI operates on a limited budget that is partially funded by a federal grant and partially funded by appropriations from the N.C. General Assembly. From 2002 through 2005, 560 actions were recorded by DENR employees related to EMS development and assistance. These activities included site visits, presentations, meetings and other technical assistance. See Figure 8 below for a breakdown of 2006 through 2013 actions. Outreach includes training classes provided by ESI staff, speaking engagements, booths at various events and other program marketing activities. Site visits are visits made specifically to ESI or potential ESI member sites. Assistance provided includes all other information provided through email and phone calls including the electronic newsletter to our ESI members.
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Figure 8: ESI Actions 2006-2013
Partner applications are accepted year-round and reviewed monthly. In 2012, ESI began accepting
Steward and Rising Steward applications year-round as well. The Advisory Board meets to review
applications and site visit reports twice per year. While applications at the higher levels are in process,
the applicants are processed as Partners in order to begin receiving benefits such as newsletters and
training notifications.
Following receipt of an application, an environmental compliance check is completed to determine if the
facility has been under environmental criminal indictment or been convicted within the last two years, as
well as identify any compliance issues (Figure 9).
Applications
Received
DENR Internal
Workgroup
Review
Partner
Recommendations
Site Verification
Visits by
DEACS Staff
Advisory Board
Recommendations
of Stewards &
Rising Stewards
Advisory Board
Review of
Steward &
Rising Steward
Applications
Site Visit
Report
Prep
Letters to
Applicants
DENR Secretary
makes final
decisions
Year Round Quarterly
Bi-annually
Summer & Winter
June & November June & November
Quarterly
July & December
Figure 9: Application Process Diagram
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The DENR Internal Workgroup reviews all Partner applications and makes a recommendation to the
Secretary regarding acceptance into the program. The internal workgroup reviews Rising Steward and
Steward applications to provide regulatory and compliance information to the ESI Advisory Board. The
internal workgroup is comprised of the following representatives (Table 7) from regulatory divisions within
DENR:
2013 DENR Internal Workgroup Members
Name Primary/Secondary Division
Bernard McKee S DAQ
Vanessa Manuel P DWQ
David Lee P DEACS
Joe Harwood S DEACS
Paula Hemmer P DAQ
Shawn Mckee P DWM
Sushma Masemore S DAQ
Linda Culpepper S DWM
Toby Vinson P DEMLR
Table 7: 2013 DENR Internal Workgroup Members
Following the compliance review by the Internal Workgroup, the Rising Steward and Steward applications
are presented to the ESI Advisory Board.
The DENR Secretary established a volunteer advisory board to oversee program development and
implementation. Membership consists of manufacturers, industries, industry trade groups, environmental
and citizen nongovernmental organizations, small businesses, representatives of city and county
government, DENR representatives and others as deemed appropriate. A DENR employee appointed by
the Secretary chairs the board. Whenever possible, Environmental Stewards are given priority for
membership for the business, government and at-large seats. Membership on the advisory board rotates
every four years and is capped at 15 members. The 2013 Board is listed in Table 8 below.
2013 Advisory Board Members
Name Organization Representation
Jennifer Adams Corning Inc. – Wilmington Optical Fiber Steward - Large Business
Daniel Bagnell The Scrap Exchange Small Business
Bob Bruck N.C. State University Academia
Tim Fasolt EMC Steward - Large Business
Joe Harwood DENR NC DENR - Chair
Steve Jenkins Engineered Sintered Components Steward - Large Business
Kimberly Killian GKN Sanford Precision Forming Steward – At Large
Dan Miller FRCE Steward - Federal Facilities
Timm Denning Smithfield Packing – Wilson Steward - Agribusiness
David Shellenbarger City of Gastonia Local Government
Robin Smith N.C. League of Conservation Voters Environmental and Citizen NGO
Steve Street
Hickory Manufacturing Technology Center –
Corning Cable Systems Steward – At Large
Table 8: 2013 Advisory Board Members
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Rising Steward and Steward applicants receive an on-site verification visit by DENR staff to ensure the EMS is functioning and to gather observations supporting the organization’s application. All information obtained through the application and the on-site verification visit is documented and collated into a report that is presented to the advisory board for review.
The DENR Secretary reviews recommendations made by the advisory board and makes the final decisions. Organizations accepted into the program are usually announced in December.
Membership
Using pollution prevention and other innovative approaches, this voluntary effort offers benefits to members for developing and implementing programs to meet and go beyond regulatory requirements.
Any company or organization that operates one or more facilities in North Carolina and whose activities impact the environment is eligible to participate in ESI. This includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers, businesses, agribusiness, service providers, government agencies, schools and nonprofit organizations. Members can enter the program at any of three tiers: Environmental Partner, Rising Environmental Steward or Environmental Steward. Membership criteria in the ESI vary depending on the tier. In 2012, changes were made to open the Partner level to a wider range of interested organizations while still maintaining the integrity of the program at the Steward and Rising Steward levels.
Criteria
The “Environmental Partner” level is designed for adoption by a broad range of organizations that are interested in beginning the process of developing a systematic approach to improving their environmental performance. In 2012, Partners were given the option to implement measurable goals in place of implementing an environmental management systems. Additionally, Partners are no longer required to be regulated by DENR to apply. Partner applications may include multiple sites. By year end of 20132013, the program had 100 Environmental Partner sites.
To be considered at the Partner level the following criteria must be met:
• Demonstrate commitment to compliance.
• Set environmental performance goals that include pollution prevention and are appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impact of the organization and/or commit to developing, implementing and maintaining an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 or a functionally equivalent model.
• Not be under any environmental criminal indictment or conviction.
• Agree to report annually on progress toward the organization’s environmental performance goals, reductions in environmental emissions and/or discharges of releases, solid and hazardous waste disposal, use of energy and water and any reportable non-compliance events.
The "Rising Environmental Steward" level is designed for those organizations that have a mature environmental management program. Rising Steward applications must be for a single site. The program had 14 Rising Environmental Stewards by December 31, 2013.
Rising Environmental Steward applicants must meet all Partner criteria and the following: Page 16
• Set measureable environmental performance goals that are adopted into the framework of the EMS, and must demonstrate annual improvements to performance.
• Demonstrate a mature EMS based on ISO 14001 or a functionally equivalent model. The EMS for the site must be ISO 14001 third-party certified or be reviewed on-site by DENR staff.
• Have current or past regulatory oversight.
• Demonstrate commitment to meet and go beyond compliance.
Employees of Hickory Manufacturing and Technology Center, Corning Optical Communications – LLC accepts tree recognizing their 5-year renewal at the Steward level from John Skvarla (back center), DENR Secretary.
The “Environmental Steward” level is for those organizations that display a commitment to exemplary environmental performance beyond what is required by law. Steward applications must be for a single site. By year end of 2013, the program had 20 Environmental Stewards.
Environmental Steward applicants must meet all Partner and Rising Steward criteria and the following:
• Set aggressive environmental performance goals.
• Have a process for communication with the local community on program activities and progress toward performance goals.
• Demonstrate how the EMS is integrated into core business functions.
• Agree to be a mentor to Environmental Partner and Rising Environmental Steward participants.
Rising Stewards and Stewards are reassessed after five years of membership for renewal at their current level. Partner participants are reviewed annually, through their annual report submissions, to assess progress made toward environmental performance and overall program goals.
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Benefits
All levels of ESI members are eligible for the following:
• Technical assistance on developing an EMS, pollution prevention approaches, environmental management and treatment technologies, and achieving and maintaining compliance with local, state and federal regulations;
• Specialized training;
• Networking opportunities;
• Recognition of program participation;
• Use of a program logo for the achieved level;
• Coverage by U.S. EPA and DENR self-reporting policies;
• A single point of contact within DENR; and
• Other benefits as deemed appropriate by the Secretary based on recommendations from the advisory board.
Partners and Rising Stewards have the additional benefit of access to Stewards as mentors where appropriate. Environmental Stewards have the following additional benefits:
• Formal public recognition from the Secretary of DENR that may include an on-site award ceremony, public announcements and press releases.
• Participation in the Steward Forum chaired by the Secretary.
• Priority membership on the ESI Advisory Board when appropriate positions are available.
During the annual members’ meeting, facilities accepted into the program at the Environmental Partner level receive a certificate of recognition signed by the DENR Secretary and Rising Environmental Stewards receive a plaque recognizing their achievement. Environmental Stewards accepted into the ESI receive a personal letter signed by the DENR Secretary. The Secretary also presents Stewards with a large plaque during an on-site ceremony. DENR highlights members’ participation in press releases, the ESI website, newsletters, and social media posts.
Conclusions
The results from the ESI annual report show that an approach that goes beyond the regulatory requirements can garner results that have positive impacts for not only regulated pollutants, but also for non-regulated environmental and economic factors. This DENR program is unique in its ability to collect environmental data across media, including monetary savings associated with the environmental improvements made. These savings to the financial and environmental bottom line aid North Carolina businesses and municipalities to be resilient and lead toward economic growth. The Environmental Stewardship Initiative encourages North Carolina industries and municipalities to share their environmental success stories with each other across sectors in order to provide a better environment for everyone in the state. Page 18
2013 ESI Members
 ASMO North Carolina Inc. - Statesville
 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC - Wilson
 City of Gastonia Crowders Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility
 City of Gastonia Long Creek Water Resource Recovery
Facility
 City of Gastonia Water Treatment Plant
 Corning Inc. – Wilmington
 Daimler Trucks North America LLC – Cleveland
 EMC Corporation – Apex
 Engineered Sintered Components - Troutman
 Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company, Kings
Mountain
 Fleet Readiness Center East - Cherry Point
 GKN Driveline- Sanford Precision Forming Facility –
Sanford
 Hickory Cable Facility, Corning Cable Systems
 John Deere Turf Care
 Keihin Carolina System Technologies
 N.C. Zoological Park
 Santa Fe Natural Tobacco
 Smithfield Packing Co. – Wilson
 Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
 United States Environmental Protection Agency – RTP Campus
 ASMO North America Inc. – Greenville
 AW North Carolina Inc.
 Bridgestone-Bandag, LLC
 City of Gastonia Wastewater Treatment Division
Biosolids Program
 Daimler Trucks North America LLC – Gastonia
 Eaton Corporation - RPO
 Eaton Corporation - YPO
 Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company, Gastonia
 GKN Driveline - Roxboro Facility
 GKN Sinter Metals
 Grifols Therapeutics
 NACCO Materials Handling Group
 RF MicroDevices
 Smithfield Packing Company Inc. Tar Heel Division Page 19
 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
 Alliance One International Inc. (5)*
 Baker Furniture (2)*
 B/E Aerospace, West Point
 Borg Warner Thermal Systems
 Burt's Bees Inc.
 Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (9)*
 Cascades Tissue Group – North Carolina Inc.
 Caterpillar BCP Sanford
 Caterpillar Precision Seals
 Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System
 City of Gastonia Public Works Division
 City of Hendersonville Water Treatment Plant
 City of Shelby First Broad River Wastewater Treatment Plant
 City of Shelby Water Treatment Plant
 CommScope Inc. - Claremont Operations
 Crown Equipment
 Daimler Trucks North America LLC - Mt Holly
 Domtar Paper Company, LLC
 Duke University
 Eaton – Capital Blvd
 Elk Knob State Park
 Eno River State Park
 Enterprise Leasing Company-Southeast, LLC
 Falls Lake State Recreation Area
 Freudenburg Nonwovens
 General Dynamics AIS
 General Electric Company – Industrial Solutions
 Hanging Rock State Park
 High Point Furniture (2)*
 International Paper - Riegelwood Mill
 Kao Specialties Americas
 Kapstone Kraft Paper
 Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
 Leggett & Platt 0N64 High Point Furniture
 Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
 Mayo River State Park
 Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Operations (3)*
 Medoc Mountain State Park
 Momentive
 MVP Group International
 N.C. DOT Ferry Division (9)*
 N.C. Zoological Park
 NIEHS
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 Performance Fibers, Inc. - Moncure
 Pfizer
 Pilot Mountain State Park
 PSNC Energy Carolinas Inc. (21)*
 RedViking Group LLC
 Siemens Medical Solutions – CSG Service Headquarters
 Smithfield Clinton Plant
 Smithfield Foods Clayton
 The Summit Environmental Education Center at Haw River State Park
 Tredegar Film Products
 Universal Leaf North America US Inc. (2)*
 USCG-Support Center Elizabeth City
 WSACC- Interceptor System
 WSACC- Mt. Pleasant Water Treatment Plant
 WSACC- Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant

Environmental Stewardship Initiative Annual Report
published December 2014
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................... 3
2013 Progress Report ................................................................................ 5
Achievements………………………………………………………………..……6
Membership Growth ................................................................................... 6
Member Goals ............................................................................................ 7
Member Reductions ................................................................................... 7
Greenhouse Gas Reductions……………………………………………………9
Cost Savings……………………………………………………………………..11
Community Involvement……………………………………………………......11
New Member Accomplishments….. ........................................................ .12
Program Updates ..................................................................................... 12
Membership ............................................................................................. 15
Criteria...................................................................................................... 15
Benefits .................................................................................................... 17
Conclusions……………. ........................................................................... 17
Member List ............................................................................................. 18
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1639
877-623-6748 (toll-free)
Cover photos: [Top Left] DENR Secretary John Skvarla (on left) presents a plaque to recognize ASMO North Carolina for 10 years of participation at the Steward level. [Top Right] Grifols employess accept Rising Steward plaque from DENR Secretary John Skvarla (second from left), and [Bottom] DENR Secretary John Skvarla (second from left at front) presents Steward recognition plaque to North Carolina Zoo employees.
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Executive Summary
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Stewardship Initiative is a voluntary program that assists and encourages facilities to use pollution prevention and innovation to meet and go beyond regulatory requirements. The ESI takes a unique approach to supplement regulation by providing a voluntary, systematic and holistic approach to environmental management.
Reductions and cost savings reported by members demonstrate real results and improvements to the environment and economy in North Carolina. The ESI model addresses environmental challenges through partnerships and a voluntary, comprehensive and innovative approach that benefits both the environment and continued economic growth.
This approach combines recognition with assistance, training, mentoring and networking opportunities. A three-tiered membership structure of Partners, Rising Stewards and Stewards allows participation from a wide range of organizations. The Partner level is the entry level of the program and helps organizations address compliance issues with access to assistance, while higher tiers require organizations to be models of stewardship, as well as provide mentoring and educational resources to others within the program. In 2013, ESI had 134 member sites as shown in Figure 1 below.
Figure 1: Map of 2013 ESI Participants
The ESI Program is open to any entity in North Carolina that commits to improving its environmental impact. (See the Membership section of this report for more information on eligibility and the three levels of the program). ESI members commit to developing environmental management systems and/or measurable goals that lead to continual improvement and stewardship. In 2013, ESI members set 255 goals covering multi-media regulated and non-regulated impacts including energy and water conservation. Seventy-five members reported progress toward these goals. Partners may apply to the program as a multi-site which allows a collection of sites to submit a single annual report. New members Page 4
must be in the program for at least one year prior to having their results included in the totals. Therefore the total reporting may be less than the total membership numbers. The following environmental impact reductions shown in Table 1 were reported for 2013.
2013 ESI Members Reported Reductions
Area
2013 Reductions
Unit
Reductions
Air Emissions
72.75
Tons
Greenhouse Gas Emissions*
2,041
Metric Tons CO2e
Hazardous Waste
37.32
Tons
Landfilled Waste
1,605
Tons
Energy
8,643,348
mmBtu
Water Use
547,725,143
Gallons
Material Consumption
24.32
Tons
Wastewater Pollutants
3616.37
Tons
Wastewater Volume Reduction
16,252
Gallons
Totals
Biomass Recovery**
3,122
Tons
Total Recycled Volume
46,350
Tons
Total Cost Savings
$ 836,536.64
*Indirect not reported in energy reductions
**Category created for compost/mulch related goals
Table 1: 2013 ESI Members Reported Reductions
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2013 Progress Report
“In an ideal world, regulation is replaced by stewardship, an inherent respect for the environment. In this concept of stewardship, everyone takes responsibility for their actions and the use of resources for the benefit of the community.”
This quote from the DENR Principles of Enforcement is the foundation of the ESI vision. By supporting and encouraging superior environmental performance from North Carolina’s business and industrial community, the ESI seeks to assist organizations in implementing environmental management systems and making progress on environmental goals. The ESI strives to grow a community who share ideas and develop an atmosphere of collaboration while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
The current command and control regulatory approach to environmental management is necessary in the real world and has led to significant improvements. However, it is not practical or fiscally possible for North Carolina to regulate all pollution and consumption of natural resources. The ESI seeks to reduce an organization’s impacts beyond measures required by any permit or rule to improve the environment, conserve natural resources and gain long-term economic benefits.
Each organization has committed to report annually on its progress toward meeting its goals. This annual report summarizes all of the self reported annual data collected by the ESI members in calendar year 2013. Starting in 2005, members included cost savings from implementing environmental improvements. Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions reductions was first included in 2008. A new category was created in 2010 for biomass recovery was created to capture activities related to composting and mulching as a means of diverting waste from landfills for a beneficial use. In 2012, the ESI was opened to organizations that are not regulated by DENR permits in order to increase the program’s reach and build a larger network of organizations working together to make NC a model of environmental stewardship.
DENR Secretary John Skvarla (center) at Keihin Carolina System Technology in Tarboro, NC to celebrate their achievement of the Steward level.
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Achievements
Membership Growth
ESI membership has more than quadrupled since it began in 2002, from 24 member sites in 2002 to 134 member sites in 2013. In 2004, a middle tier, the Rising Steward level, of membership was added (Figure 2). Beginning in 2005, Partner applicants were allowed to submit one application for multiple facilities. Facilities of all sizes participate with the smallest having only one employee and the largest employing more than 74,000 (Figure 3). Sixty-eight members are registered to ISO 14001 by third-party auditors and three have been deemed functionally equivalent by ESI staff. In 2013, one facility merged with another, two sites closed, and two chose to drop out of the program.
Figure 2: ESI Membership Growth, 2002-2013
Figure 3: Graph of ESI Members by Number of Employees Page 7
Member Goals
In 2013 ESI members reported on 255 goals that covered multi-media regulated and non-regulated impacts. As shown in Figure 4 the greatest number of goals set in 2013 were related to energy use reductions.
Figure 4: Graph of 2013 ESI Member Goals
Member Reductions
ESI members are required to report on performance toward environmental goals and reductions in environmental impacts. While there are 134 sites in the program, there are seven multi-site members reporting. Therefore, seventy-five members reported progress toward these goals, resulting in the following environmental impact reductions (See Tables 2 through 5). Members’ reductions are included in the final compilation after being in the program for one full year. All reduction data are self-reported by member facilities and are not verified by N.C. DENR. While reductions are only counted in the first year of their occurence, most are permanent reductions. Page 8
ESI members saved enough
energy in 2013 to power over
113,575 average North
Carolina homes for a year.
ESI members saved
enough money on
environmental projects in
2013 to pay the salary of
more than 27 people
earning $30,000 per year.
2004 NA
2005 $ 12,721,772
2006 $ 10,393,930
2007 $ 2,961,039
2008 $ 4,523,391
2009 $ 3,070,439
2010 $ 3,270,504
2011 $ 13,292,968
2012 $ 5,262,972
2013 $ 836,537
Totals $ 56,333,552
Year
Total Cost
Savings
Table 2: Total cost savings from
environmental projects reported 2004-2013
2004 11737 NA 296.84
2005 48451 NA 208.14
2006 123821 NA 231.63
2007 28527501 9370 243.08
2008 9196666 5466 29.46
2009 1549175 64224 155.41
2010 598591 1444 46.11
2011 1626534 18677 4.27
2012 547878 1277 12.89
2013 8643348 2041 72.75
Total 50873702 102499 1300.57
Units mmBtu
Metric Tons
CO2e Tons
*Indirect not reported in energy reductions
**Not including GHG emission reductions
Year
Air Emission
Reductions**
GHG Emission
Reductions *
Energy
Reductions
Table 3: Energy and air emission reductions 2004-2013
2004 369529216 NA 379
2005 54201286 85566162 527
2006 591356273 106092200 400
2007 83929264 881690 0
2008 183587248 202701 105
2009 1444617822 18304480 138
2010 41895325 20449660 4
2011 347399898 5904175 7210
2012 455656908 10,862,255 230
2013 547725143 16,252 3616
Totals 4,119,898,384 2 48,279,575 12,608
Units Gallons Gallons Tons
Year
Water Use
Reductions
Wastewater
Volume
Reductions
Wastewater
Pollutant
Reductions
Table 4: Water and wastewater reductions
ESI members saved enough
water in 2013 to fill almost
25,000 average-sized
swimming pools
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2004 12.31 997 508.73 NA NA 10015
2005 119.00 82453 37728.00 7208691 NA 8047
2006 405.16 59441 973.20 2720350 NA 12594
2007 12.52 205169 59.60 18410000 NA 23986
2008 200.32 737 2135.70 Not Reported 2783 4777
2009 10.10 4072 639.46 Not Reported 258635 34233
2010 5.77 10245 1792.20 Not Reported 333375 36667
2011 14.90 3755 115.37 Not Reported 346437 1824238
2012 4.27 3071 665.55 Not Reported 2959 33837
2013 37.32 1605 24.32 Not Reported 3122 46350
Totals 821.66 371,545 44,642 28,339,041 947,310 2,034,745
Units Tons Tons Tons Gallons Tons Tons
Hazardous
Waste
Reductions
Landfilled
Waste
Reductions
Material
Consumption
Reductions
Total
Biosolids
Volume
Total
Biomass
Recovered*
Total Recycled
Volume
*Category created for compost/mulch related goals
Year
Table 5: Solid and hazardous waste reductions, material consumption reductions, and beneficial use
totals 2004-2013
Reducing energy use, recycling, and solid waste were consistently the most common goals of ESI
members in 2013.
 Fifty-three goals related to reducing consumption of energy (natural gas, propane, oil and
electricity) were reported with a reduction of almost 8643348.46 mmBtus (million BTUs).
 Twenty-nine goals related to recycling and twenty-nine related to solid waste were reported with a
reduction of over 3,000 tons of waste going to landfill and a total of over 46,000 tons of material
being recycled.
Facilities also reported reductions in water use, material consumption, hazardous waste, wastewater
volume, wastewater pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions in 2013.
 Twenty-seven goals reported water usage reductions of over 547 million gallons through improved
efficiency, reuse, leak repair, and installation of low-flow fixtures.
 Thirteen goals reported reductions in material consumption including reductions in the use of raw
materials, office paper, material substitutions, and the reduction of scrap generated.
 Six goals reported on hazardous waste reduction with an outcome of 37 tons reduced. The main
contributor to this reduction was a distillery installation at a facility to recover paint solvent.
 Eleven goals reported on air pollutant reduction goals including HAPs, VOCs, SO2, and Ozone
depleting substances.
 Four facilities reported wastewater volume reductions of almost 11 million gallons.
 Six facilities reported wastewater effluent pollutant reductions.
 Ten facilities reported on reduction activities in indirect greenhouse gas emissions that were not
included in the energy reductions.
Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Energy reductions can be converted to greenhouse gas reductions. Table 6 and Figure 5 show the
breakdown of fuel usage and the metric tons of CO2 equivalent from each type of energy source. They
also include the greenhouse gas reductions that were reported separate from energy reductions. The
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In 2013 ESI members reduced
greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to
almost than 252,000 passenger vehicles!
Simplified GHG Calculator tool provided by the EPA Climate Leaders program was used to convert the
heating values to metric tons of CO2 equivalent. This tool can be found under Popular Technical
Resources here: http://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/.
2013 Reported Greenhouse Gas Reductions
mmBtu metric tons CO2e
Electricity 7,947,320.52 1,140,430.60
Nat Gas/Propane 101,933.80 5,435.38
Residual Oil - -
Distillate Oil 594,094.13 48,659.99
Coal - -
E-85 - -
Gasoline - -
Diesel - -
All Other (multiple types combined) - -
GHG (not reported in energy reductions) NA 18,677.40
Total Energy 8,643,348.46 1,213,203.38
Table 6: Greenhouse Gas Reductions Reported for 2013
Figure 5: 2013 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions by Energy Source in Metric Tons CO2e
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Cost Savings
More than $836,000 in cost savings were reported by the ESI members for projects conducted in 2013. Savings were reported on 20 facility goals with more than half being saved through recycling projects. Significant savings were also reported from energy and wastewater reductions. Figure 6 shows the breakdown of cost savings by goal type.
Figure 6: 2013 ESI Member Cost Savings by Goal Type
Community Involvement
In addition to reporting on goals, the participants also submit information on their environmental involvement in the community. ESI Stewards are required to communicate with their communities about their environmental performance. Although only the Stewards are required to report these activities, other participants may choose to report their activities as well. For 2013, 214 activities were reported by 38 members. The following graph in Figure 7 shows the breakdown of activities. Page 12
Figure 7: 2013 ESI Member Community Involvement
New Member Accomplishments
Members who have been in the ESI program for less than one year do not have any results included in the reduction sections of this report and are not required to report since baseline data is included in their application. No additional data from new members was reported for 2013.
Program Updates
The ESI operates on a limited budget that is partially funded by a federal grant and partially funded by appropriations from the N.C. General Assembly. From 2002 through 2005, 560 actions were recorded by DENR employees related to EMS development and assistance. These activities included site visits, presentations, meetings and other technical assistance. See Figure 8 below for a breakdown of 2006 through 2013 actions. Outreach includes training classes provided by ESI staff, speaking engagements, booths at various events and other program marketing activities. Site visits are visits made specifically to ESI or potential ESI member sites. Assistance provided includes all other information provided through email and phone calls including the electronic newsletter to our ESI members.
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Figure 8: ESI Actions 2006-2013
Partner applications are accepted year-round and reviewed monthly. In 2012, ESI began accepting
Steward and Rising Steward applications year-round as well. The Advisory Board meets to review
applications and site visit reports twice per year. While applications at the higher levels are in process,
the applicants are processed as Partners in order to begin receiving benefits such as newsletters and
training notifications.
Following receipt of an application, an environmental compliance check is completed to determine if the
facility has been under environmental criminal indictment or been convicted within the last two years, as
well as identify any compliance issues (Figure 9).
Applications
Received
DENR Internal
Workgroup
Review
Partner
Recommendations
Site Verification
Visits by
DEACS Staff
Advisory Board
Recommendations
of Stewards &
Rising Stewards
Advisory Board
Review of
Steward &
Rising Steward
Applications
Site Visit
Report
Prep
Letters to
Applicants
DENR Secretary
makes final
decisions
Year Round Quarterly
Bi-annually
Summer & Winter
June & November June & November
Quarterly
July & December
Figure 9: Application Process Diagram
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The DENR Internal Workgroup reviews all Partner applications and makes a recommendation to the
Secretary regarding acceptance into the program. The internal workgroup reviews Rising Steward and
Steward applications to provide regulatory and compliance information to the ESI Advisory Board. The
internal workgroup is comprised of the following representatives (Table 7) from regulatory divisions within
DENR:
2013 DENR Internal Workgroup Members
Name Primary/Secondary Division
Bernard McKee S DAQ
Vanessa Manuel P DWQ
David Lee P DEACS
Joe Harwood S DEACS
Paula Hemmer P DAQ
Shawn Mckee P DWM
Sushma Masemore S DAQ
Linda Culpepper S DWM
Toby Vinson P DEMLR
Table 7: 2013 DENR Internal Workgroup Members
Following the compliance review by the Internal Workgroup, the Rising Steward and Steward applications
are presented to the ESI Advisory Board.
The DENR Secretary established a volunteer advisory board to oversee program development and
implementation. Membership consists of manufacturers, industries, industry trade groups, environmental
and citizen nongovernmental organizations, small businesses, representatives of city and county
government, DENR representatives and others as deemed appropriate. A DENR employee appointed by
the Secretary chairs the board. Whenever possible, Environmental Stewards are given priority for
membership for the business, government and at-large seats. Membership on the advisory board rotates
every four years and is capped at 15 members. The 2013 Board is listed in Table 8 below.
2013 Advisory Board Members
Name Organization Representation
Jennifer Adams Corning Inc. – Wilmington Optical Fiber Steward - Large Business
Daniel Bagnell The Scrap Exchange Small Business
Bob Bruck N.C. State University Academia
Tim Fasolt EMC Steward - Large Business
Joe Harwood DENR NC DENR - Chair
Steve Jenkins Engineered Sintered Components Steward - Large Business
Kimberly Killian GKN Sanford Precision Forming Steward – At Large
Dan Miller FRCE Steward - Federal Facilities
Timm Denning Smithfield Packing – Wilson Steward - Agribusiness
David Shellenbarger City of Gastonia Local Government
Robin Smith N.C. League of Conservation Voters Environmental and Citizen NGO
Steve Street
Hickory Manufacturing Technology Center –
Corning Cable Systems Steward – At Large
Table 8: 2013 Advisory Board Members
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Rising Steward and Steward applicants receive an on-site verification visit by DENR staff to ensure the EMS is functioning and to gather observations supporting the organization’s application. All information obtained through the application and the on-site verification visit is documented and collated into a report that is presented to the advisory board for review.
The DENR Secretary reviews recommendations made by the advisory board and makes the final decisions. Organizations accepted into the program are usually announced in December.
Membership
Using pollution prevention and other innovative approaches, this voluntary effort offers benefits to members for developing and implementing programs to meet and go beyond regulatory requirements.
Any company or organization that operates one or more facilities in North Carolina and whose activities impact the environment is eligible to participate in ESI. This includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers, businesses, agribusiness, service providers, government agencies, schools and nonprofit organizations. Members can enter the program at any of three tiers: Environmental Partner, Rising Environmental Steward or Environmental Steward. Membership criteria in the ESI vary depending on the tier. In 2012, changes were made to open the Partner level to a wider range of interested organizations while still maintaining the integrity of the program at the Steward and Rising Steward levels.
Criteria
The “Environmental Partner” level is designed for adoption by a broad range of organizations that are interested in beginning the process of developing a systematic approach to improving their environmental performance. In 2012, Partners were given the option to implement measurable goals in place of implementing an environmental management systems. Additionally, Partners are no longer required to be regulated by DENR to apply. Partner applications may include multiple sites. By year end of 20132013, the program had 100 Environmental Partner sites.
To be considered at the Partner level the following criteria must be met:
• Demonstrate commitment to compliance.
• Set environmental performance goals that include pollution prevention and are appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impact of the organization and/or commit to developing, implementing and maintaining an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 or a functionally equivalent model.
• Not be under any environmental criminal indictment or conviction.
• Agree to report annually on progress toward the organization’s environmental performance goals, reductions in environmental emissions and/or discharges of releases, solid and hazardous waste disposal, use of energy and water and any reportable non-compliance events.
The "Rising Environmental Steward" level is designed for those organizations that have a mature environmental management program. Rising Steward applications must be for a single site. The program had 14 Rising Environmental Stewards by December 31, 2013.
Rising Environmental Steward applicants must meet all Partner criteria and the following: Page 16
• Set measureable environmental performance goals that are adopted into the framework of the EMS, and must demonstrate annual improvements to performance.
• Demonstrate a mature EMS based on ISO 14001 or a functionally equivalent model. The EMS for the site must be ISO 14001 third-party certified or be reviewed on-site by DENR staff.
• Have current or past regulatory oversight.
• Demonstrate commitment to meet and go beyond compliance.
Employees of Hickory Manufacturing and Technology Center, Corning Optical Communications – LLC accepts tree recognizing their 5-year renewal at the Steward level from John Skvarla (back center), DENR Secretary.
The “Environmental Steward” level is for those organizations that display a commitment to exemplary environmental performance beyond what is required by law. Steward applications must be for a single site. By year end of 2013, the program had 20 Environmental Stewards.
Environmental Steward applicants must meet all Partner and Rising Steward criteria and the following:
• Set aggressive environmental performance goals.
• Have a process for communication with the local community on program activities and progress toward performance goals.
• Demonstrate how the EMS is integrated into core business functions.
• Agree to be a mentor to Environmental Partner and Rising Environmental Steward participants.
Rising Stewards and Stewards are reassessed after five years of membership for renewal at their current level. Partner participants are reviewed annually, through their annual report submissions, to assess progress made toward environmental performance and overall program goals.
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Benefits
All levels of ESI members are eligible for the following:
• Technical assistance on developing an EMS, pollution prevention approaches, environmental management and treatment technologies, and achieving and maintaining compliance with local, state and federal regulations;
• Specialized training;
• Networking opportunities;
• Recognition of program participation;
• Use of a program logo for the achieved level;
• Coverage by U.S. EPA and DENR self-reporting policies;
• A single point of contact within DENR; and
• Other benefits as deemed appropriate by the Secretary based on recommendations from the advisory board.
Partners and Rising Stewards have the additional benefit of access to Stewards as mentors where appropriate. Environmental Stewards have the following additional benefits:
• Formal public recognition from the Secretary of DENR that may include an on-site award ceremony, public announcements and press releases.
• Participation in the Steward Forum chaired by the Secretary.
• Priority membership on the ESI Advisory Board when appropriate positions are available.
During the annual members’ meeting, facilities accepted into the program at the Environmental Partner level receive a certificate of recognition signed by the DENR Secretary and Rising Environmental Stewards receive a plaque recognizing their achievement. Environmental Stewards accepted into the ESI receive a personal letter signed by the DENR Secretary. The Secretary also presents Stewards with a large plaque during an on-site ceremony. DENR highlights members’ participation in press releases, the ESI website, newsletters, and social media posts.
Conclusions
The results from the ESI annual report show that an approach that goes beyond the regulatory requirements can garner results that have positive impacts for not only regulated pollutants, but also for non-regulated environmental and economic factors. This DENR program is unique in its ability to collect environmental data across media, including monetary savings associated with the environmental improvements made. These savings to the financial and environmental bottom line aid North Carolina businesses and municipalities to be resilient and lead toward economic growth. The Environmental Stewardship Initiative encourages North Carolina industries and municipalities to share their environmental success stories with each other across sectors in order to provide a better environment for everyone in the state. Page 18
2013 ESI Members
 ASMO North Carolina Inc. - Statesville
 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC - Wilson
 City of Gastonia Crowders Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility
 City of Gastonia Long Creek Water Resource Recovery
Facility
 City of Gastonia Water Treatment Plant
 Corning Inc. – Wilmington
 Daimler Trucks North America LLC – Cleveland
 EMC Corporation – Apex
 Engineered Sintered Components - Troutman
 Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company, Kings
Mountain
 Fleet Readiness Center East - Cherry Point
 GKN Driveline- Sanford Precision Forming Facility –
Sanford
 Hickory Cable Facility, Corning Cable Systems
 John Deere Turf Care
 Keihin Carolina System Technologies
 N.C. Zoological Park
 Santa Fe Natural Tobacco
 Smithfield Packing Co. – Wilson
 Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
 United States Environmental Protection Agency – RTP Campus
 ASMO North America Inc. – Greenville
 AW North Carolina Inc.
 Bridgestone-Bandag, LLC
 City of Gastonia Wastewater Treatment Division
Biosolids Program
 Daimler Trucks North America LLC – Gastonia
 Eaton Corporation - RPO
 Eaton Corporation - YPO
 Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company, Gastonia
 GKN Driveline - Roxboro Facility
 GKN Sinter Metals
 Grifols Therapeutics
 NACCO Materials Handling Group
 RF MicroDevices
 Smithfield Packing Company Inc. Tar Heel Division Page 19
 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
 Alliance One International Inc. (5)*
 Baker Furniture (2)*
 B/E Aerospace, West Point
 Borg Warner Thermal Systems
 Burt's Bees Inc.
 Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (9)*
 Cascades Tissue Group – North Carolina Inc.
 Caterpillar BCP Sanford
 Caterpillar Precision Seals
 Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System
 City of Gastonia Public Works Division
 City of Hendersonville Water Treatment Plant
 City of Shelby First Broad River Wastewater Treatment Plant
 City of Shelby Water Treatment Plant
 CommScope Inc. - Claremont Operations
 Crown Equipment
 Daimler Trucks North America LLC - Mt Holly
 Domtar Paper Company, LLC
 Duke University
 Eaton – Capital Blvd
 Elk Knob State Park
 Eno River State Park
 Enterprise Leasing Company-Southeast, LLC
 Falls Lake State Recreation Area
 Freudenburg Nonwovens
 General Dynamics AIS
 General Electric Company – Industrial Solutions
 Hanging Rock State Park
 High Point Furniture (2)*
 International Paper - Riegelwood Mill
 Kao Specialties Americas
 Kapstone Kraft Paper
 Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
 Leggett & Platt 0N64 High Point Furniture
 Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
 Mayo River State Park
 Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Operations (3)*
 Medoc Mountain State Park
 Momentive
 MVP Group International
 N.C. DOT Ferry Division (9)*
 N.C. Zoological Park
 NIEHS
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 Performance Fibers, Inc. - Moncure
 Pfizer
 Pilot Mountain State Park
 PSNC Energy Carolinas Inc. (21)*
 RedViking Group LLC
 Siemens Medical Solutions – CSG Service Headquarters
 Smithfield Clinton Plant
 Smithfield Foods Clayton
 The Summit Environmental Education Center at Haw River State Park
 Tredegar Film Products
 Universal Leaf North America US Inc. (2)*
 USCG-Support Center Elizabeth City
 WSACC- Interceptor System
 WSACC- Mt. Pleasant Water Treatment Plant
 WSACC- Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant